Annaka Ketterer
Welcome to the Fusion 360 Community Spotlight, a series where we highlight fantastic projects, conversations, and events happening throughout the global Fusion 360 community. Let’s get started!
Social media
From diving into the new Fusion 360 Apple Silicon integration to reverse engineering using the Fusion 360 “Calibrate” trick, to teaching others valuable skills, we always love seeing what you have been up to on social media. Here are some of our favorite recent posts:
Community projects
Dr. Schwenke 3D prints artery models and the vascular system to visualize complex brain aneurysms
It can be difficult for surgeons to practice the intricacies of any surgery, especially when it comes to the brain. Dr. Hannes Schwenke of the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein in Lübeckcon, Germany is pioneering an entirely new way to understand brain aneurysms by 3D printing artery models.
By using a combination of Autodesk Fusion 360, Autodesk Netfabb, and Formlabs 3D printers, Dr. Schwenke was able to replicate the entire human vascular anatomy, particularly the pathway that is typically followed with an angiogram during cerebral artery surgery. The models help train surgeons, provide better treatment, and even eliminate the need for animal testing during practice procedures.
Life on Mars? Fusion 360 and generative design help bring Mars rocks back to Earth
Newton | Engineering and Product Development are supporting the Mars Sample Return with a lid designed using generative design in Fusion 360.
Read the full story here.
tousek Opens the Door to Business Growth With Fusion 360
See how Vienna-based automatic gate company tousek leverages Fusion 360 and its extensions throughout its product development process.
Read more here.
Community conversations
We love seeing our community rally to help others on the Fusion 360 forums. Yes, we’ve been lurking! We truly enjoy watching you workshop different approaches together, share creative solutions, and try out different approaches to common problems throughout the forums. Here are some of our favorite posts from the past few months:
- Modeling a wooden scroll
- How to make this shape PCB boundary
- Face milling operation lead in and lead out reversed
Upcoming events
Autodesk University 2023
For three decades, AU has been at the heart of the Design and Make industries. It brings together innovators in architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment, to share ideas, advance industry practices, and explore opportunities for the future. It’s the conference for those who make anything.
DSI Fusion Summit 2023
Join DSI for 3-days of valuable presentations, great food, and tons of opportunities to connect with the people responsible for shaping the future of Fusion 360, including Autodesk product managers, solutions providers, and the most active members of the digital manufacturing community. All proceeds from event registration fees will be donated to the Cal Poly College of Engineering.
Become a Fusion 360 Insider
Want to engage more with the Autodesk community and test the latest build one month before it’s released to the general public? Check out the Fusion 360 Insider program!
The Autodesk Fusion 360 Insider Program enables you to access the next version of Fusion 360 and all the new features, improvements, and fixes, 3-4 weeks before the general public. As a member, you’ll gain inside knowledge of when we are deploying an update, what’s new, and what’s coming next. You’ll also have the opportunity to join exclusive events, try pre-release functionality, and give feedback straight to the product teams.
Learn more about the Fusion 360 Insider Program here.
And that’s a wrap for this Fusion 360 Community Spotlight. Keep an eye out on our blog for more to come. In the meantime, happy modeling!
